Basic Install
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@Atlas The download is hosted on cdn.falcon-bms.com, which appears to be Cloudflare, which very nicely offers free egress bandwidth from their CDN locations.
But, too good to be 100% true…? because, how often the CDN cache loses the bits and needs to refresh from the origin … multiplied by the number of CDN locations on planet earth … is harder to estimate. Max is being justifiably cautious, with the rollout.
But anyway, on days of new releases, the cache-hit ratio should be quite high. Backend bandwidth cost will still be higher those days (because Cloudflare has ~200 locations that need to be populated). but not unlimited, so that’s nice.
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@airtex2019 That’s a bit too technical for me, but like I said, I’m happy either way. Just recommending that new guys learn how to install from the old method so they won’t be missing out if the devs have to release via torrent for the same reasons they do now.
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@Atlas anyway the key point is the new-hotness installer includes an ‘Updater.exe’ which presumably fetches incremental bits, without having to download entire 5Gb each time
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Hallo all,
after days of reading and flying I have 2 questions:
The first Legacy-Installation I have uninstalled with Revo uninstaller and CCleaner. Then I have done it new with “full setup.exe”, so I have the Updater.Now my 2 questions, for which I haven’t found answers / solutions (maybe I have overlooked them in the Readme-files, then Sorry!):
A) In the Tactical Engagement I have seen, that some missions are not flyable (the “take off-button” doesn’t work). These missions are Formations, Tac_Turns, HARTS, AAR, Failures, IR Intercept, Barcap, Guns, Harpoon, 22Osan._Daegu, JTAC. Is it normal?B) The Default-kneeboard: I open it with Alt + C, then P. I see the kneeboard, but the right kneeboard is blank over all 16 pages. Only one sentence I can read on the first page: “intentionally left blank.” Is it normal or must I do something with the files 7982-97 in KoreaObj?
Thanks for answer!
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@SledDog01 both normal
for (A) you sometimes have to click the dropdown next to the clock, to start it. it’s a weird old bug or quirk with F4 code
for (B) it leaves space for tools like WDP to generate mission-specific kneeboards
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@SledDog01 or even A) you need to select the correct flight first!! Like in AAR, there’s a lot of flights and the first one listed is Package 2028 and is a Hornet flight.
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@Atlas and @airtex2019 ,
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I believe, this is the last question with relation to Installation:
Which files must I copy to save the settings and campaign-data, before I install BMS new?Greetings!
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@SledDog01
just backup everything in your\Falcon BMS 4.36\User\Config
folder … at least the stuff in there with timestamp Oct 2022 or laterbut for restoring your data on a new fresh install… just your key file, your cfg files, and your various {PilotCallsign}.* files
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@airtex2019 ,
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Hallo all,
I have 4.36.3 and now I must ask again (sorry!):
1: My updater from 4.36 says, “4.36.3 has been installed, no new updates are available”. Does it function only with 4.36?2: Then I have downloaded the “BMS Downloader” and now I have the “FalconBMS_4.37_Full_Setup”. Is 4.37 a complete new installation and is it necessary to uninstall 4.36 at first or can I overwrite 4.36 with 4.37?
Thanks and Greetings!
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@SledDog01 said in Basic Install:
Hallo all,
I have 4.36.3 and now I must ask again (sorry!):
1: My updater from 4.36 says, “4.36.3 has been installed, no new updates are available”. Does it function only with 4.36?2: Then I have downloaded the “BMS Downloader” and now I have the “FalconBMS_4.37_Full_Setup”. Is 4.37 a complete new installation and is it necessary to uninstall 4.36 at first or can I overwrite 4.36 with 4.37?
Thanks and Greetings!
Completely new and a totally separate installation.